Kick Out The Jams
I have a good friend. If you talked with her you’d find her witty, intelligent and engaging. There wouldn’t be many subjects on which you and she could not have a balanced and enjoyable discussion. Her avatar is stylish, individual and compliments her personality well. You won’t be surprised to hear that she’s popular and [...]
First Life Busy-ness
Good business to start? Though I refer to the virtual world as second life and the place my physical body walks around in as first life (for the sake of clarity) I have always believed it’s just one life. Some think that a person can be something totally different in Second Life than they are [...]
Funny “Memories”
There’s a memory game going around Facebook. You Paste this text in and see what your friends have to say. Leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn’t matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! Don’t send a message, leave a comment on here. Next, re-post [...]
You Have Mail
Well it’s Monday again and I had hoped to publish something I’ve been working on for the last few weeks. But I’ve decided I need to give it some more thought. It’s easy to write about the fluffy side of SL, stuff like shopping, clothes and music, they’re all good fun; but there are some [...]
Promoting Moonletters
At Moonletters we don’t mess around, so when I decided to hire a company to promote this site I knew only the best would do. I’m so proud of this. Thought I’d share this video of Moonletters being promoted. (We’re going to be HUGE!)
My Companion
In November of 2012 I wrote about my new buddy, a rescue cat I named Brighton after my Satnav led me to the local pet store instead of my intended destination. It’s been a while so thought I’d give an update on her. Over the last few months Brighton has become my constant companion. She’s [...]
Goodbye Phoenix Viewer
When people get older they occasionally get set in their ways, right? Well, in Second Life terms I’m like a senior citizen now, so I’ve grown accustomed to having things a particular way — especially what SL viewer to use. When Lindens came out with Viewer 2 I hated it, and I’ve been holding onto [...]
Friends: A Random Musing
Though the virtual world is fascinating in itself, I must admit what keeps me coming back to SL is being able to connect with others. When I set up an account in 2007 I met people quite quickly, faster than in first life that’s for sure, and six years later I can still call most [...]
Hear No Evil
So last week was a busy week for me in SL, with three (yes THREE) new DJs starting at AAI. On Thursday from 1pm SLT we have the excellent Hezzy Veeper and Wraith Unsung with four hours of punk, garage, indie, remixes, mashups and Nik Kershaw (yes you read that right!). And on Friday 1-3pm [...]
DJ Focus – Slate McLeod
One of my favourite places to listen to music in Second Life is Dugi Rubble and Aston Mindes “Soul Mods” club. The name tells you pretty much all you need to know about the kind of music you’ll hear played there, and their DJs are real specialists in the different genres that come under the umbrella ”Mod”. [...]
Happy Mother’s Day UK
I wrote a big tribute to my mother for UK Mother’s Day but it was too personal so I changed my mind about publishing it here. I’ll just say this. I had the best mother in the world and loved her more than anything. In 2002 she went to heaven due to cancer — she [...]
Flying Visit
Hi gang. I’ve been very busy in first life the last couple of days so my mind has been on that. Going out again today, but look forward to settling in later. Graz has something in the works for Monday and has run some pretty cool ideas by me for Moonletters in the future. Won’t [...]
Four Play
Last week saw me turn the ripe old age of four in SL years. I’d forgotten my rez day was in February but Linden Lab kindly sent me an email to remind me. Well I never expected to last four weeks when I first signed up so I’m amazed four years have passed and I’m [...]
“I Did Not Attend The Bieber Gig” Says Slate
This will probably be the last I ever say the name Justin Bieber on Moonletters, but we’ve been teasing Slate McLeod for going to the concert with a family member. Last night Slate was back on deck DJ’ing at Soul Mods only to arrive and find several pictures of Justin Bieber rezzed around his DJ [...]
The Show Must Go On
So I had ideas what Second Life anomalies to write about this week but then real life kicked in with other issues that turned all my plans for everything arse about face. So in the absence of anything SL related to talk about, I’ll tell you about my week. First a little background… For the [...]
A Thank You to Graz
Just wanted to take time out to say thank you to Graz for sending articles to Moonletters lately. He’s had something each Monday for three weeks now, and I really appreciate it. Though Graz’s head may get bigger hearing this, I have to say he is one the most genuine people I know. This comes [...]
Eye of the Beholder
Ok, I admit it. I am not one of those people who when asked what kind of music I like give the “I like all music” response. When people say they like all music I usually think. 1. They really do not and 2. They don’t know what they’re saying. Come on! Who likes ALL [...]
Inspiration
Creativity can be unpredictable. At one time in my life I wrote compulsively, but this was when my focus was fiction. I’d sit for hours typing away, slipping into a realm of fantasy. In my late teens I constructed a world in space with eccentric characters, flamboyant aliens, crazy plots — and if anyone walked [...]
DJ Focus
So it was Valentine’s day and I was minding my own business when… [15:57] Sapphire Dungfunnel: happy valentines sweety <3 [15:57] Me: Er, thanks.. same to you :) [15:57] Sapphire Dungfunnel: do you know you have the cutest avatar ever! [15:57] Me: No but you hum it and I’ll play it! [15:58] Sapphire Dungfunnel: OH [...]
Humour
Humour in Second Life. It brings the fun, and without it we’d have a pretty gloomy time. It’s also individual and subjective. Others might roll laughing at something while we roll our eyes. Another time we may erupt into fits of giggles only to have those around us not crack a smile. I often know [...]
When I Was a Noob
Thought you might want to see my “noob” picture for a laugh. Back in 2007 I had bad eyebrows, naff skin, freebie hair, and no AO — and in 2007 having no AO meant you walked like a duck. Here’s a photo of me from 2007. Believe it or not this was after I “upgraded” [...]
Horseplay, Fairydust and a Nice Pair of Tips
It’s been an interesting week for news in the UK, apparently we’ve all been eating horse meat thinking that beef actually came from a cow. How wrong we were! Now I’m sure you’ve all heard a plethora of horse jokes in the aftermath, but my favourite came from my mate Jellie who quipped “I like [...]
Wayne
Wayne spent most of his adult life as a property lawyer. Though he was successful in his work he’d gone through two rocky marriages, one child custody battle, and a bout of illness. He was now settling in to early retirement. He should have been happy to have no nagging wife around to tell him [...]
Why Shopping Inworld is Still Cool
In the old days of Second Life (you tired of me saying that yet?) if you were going to go shopping you’d visit an inworld location you found in search, from a friend’s landmark, or from the picks section of a person’s profile. These days shopping is a little different. Most people use the SL [...]
“Might fit if your ava is anorexic”
Got a review of one of my dresses. “Might fit if your ava is anorexic. . . ” With a statement like this I knew I needed to bring out the big guns to defend. Here’s proof that non-anorexic people can wear clothing from Subculture. I rest my case!
The Popups of SL
Since I’ve decided to see Second Life through fresh eyes and explore more, the inevitable has happened. That’s right, I’ve found something to complain about. (Hey, what’s the use of having a blog if you can’t whinge a little?) And I was all set to start, too, but then found out I already complained about [...]
Cult Man
For the last few months there’s been a certain avatar parking himself at Penny Lane. He doesn’t speak but has been known to spend days at a time logged in, unmoving except for the artificial breathing and blinking Second Life gives to make our virtual personas more lifelike. A few of us have marvelled at [...]
Biscuits, Milk and Otis Redding
Well despite my best efforts Shauna discovered my recent break in at Moonletters HQ. After she’d finished wagging her finger at me she claimed my dusty fingerprints on the typewriter gave me away, although I suspect she counts the biscuits and that’s how she knew. Anyway, after promising to fix the locks and top the [...]
The Annoying Dream
Just woke up from a vivid dream. In it I was spending time with friends — Second Life friends, though my brain did not make the distinction between the so called “real” world and the second. Everything was mixed in with people I know and places I’ve been — and locations that do not exist. [...]
Graz and His Typewriter
Yesterday Graz hacked into Moonletters HQ with a monkey wrench and wrote an article for the site. The cheek of it! Since he went to all that trouble I figured I’d “accidentally” leave the door unlocked and let him write something again soon.
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